The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reform program goes on second gear. While waiting for the Department of Finance’s (DOF) approval on his proposed reshuffling of district collectors, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon recently ordered all customs deputy commissioners, district collectors and subport collectors to create a public assistance/complaints desk in their respective units.
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For the first quarter of 2013, the Philippines recorded a revenue effort of 13.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and a tax effort of 11.9% of GDP. Revenue effort is calculated as total national government revenues as a percentage of GDP, while tax effort reflects total national government tax revenues as a percentage of GDP.